Dodgy tax practice by the super-rich has been at the heart of the past week’s political debate, with accusations flying from all sides.
It centres on serious tax evasion allegations made against HSBC bankers, with leaked files appearing to show clients in more than 200 countries were helped to skip paying into the system.
In his Courier column on Monday, former First Minister Alex Salmond says it’s time for the police in the UK to follow the lead from other European countries by getting involved and catching up with “pin striped chancers”.
What’s the end game if individuals are successfully prosecuted? You guessed it, straight to jail. Do not collect £200. Or any more money at all, in fact.
The ex-SNP leader’s exclusive column also controversially suggests Barack Obama may not be the leader of the free world after all. But if it’s not the President of the United States of America, then who is it?
Plus, there’s a shot in the arm for Scottish tourism mixed in with Johnny Cash’s Fife connection. And we all love the thought of the Man In Black sauntering around the Kingdom.
* Read Alex Salmond’s full and exclusive column in Monday’s Courier or try our digital edition.
